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#E4E674

#e4e674 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4e674 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 90.2% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.57% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 61.05°, with 69.51% saturation and 67.84% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7435

Complementary

  1. #e4e674
  2. #7674e6

Split complementary

  1. #e4e674
  2. #74abe6
  3. #af74e6

Analogous

  1. #e6af74
  2. #e4e674
  3. #abe674

Triadic

  1. #e4e674
  2. #74e4e6
  3. #e674e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e674
  2. #74e676
  3. #7674e6
  4. #e674e4

Square

  1. #e4e674
  2. #74e6af
  3. #7674e6
  4. #e674ab

Monochromatic

  1. #a1a41d
  2. #d7da33
  3. #e4e674
  4. #f1f2b5
  5. #fcfcee

Shades

#e4e674 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e674
  2. #cdcf68
  3. #b6b85d
  4. #a0a151
  5. #898a46
  6. #72733a
  7. #5b5c2e
  8. #444523
  9. #2e2e17
  10. #17170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e674 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e674
  2. #e7e982
  3. #e9eb90
  4. #ecee9e
  5. #eff0ac
  6. #f2f3ba
  7. #f4f5c7
  8. #f7f8d5
  9. #fafae3
  10. #fcfdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e674 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e674
  2. #dadc75
  3. #d0d276
  4. #c6c778
  5. #bcbd79
  6. #b2b37a
  7. #a8a97b
  8. #9e9f7c
  9. #94947e
  10. #8a8a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e2be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5de69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e27a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1dacc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efe16e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efe378 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecdfb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e674 {
  color: #e4e674;
}
Background
.bg-e4e674 {
  background-color: #e4e674;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e674 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e674;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e674;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 230 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 70% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e674 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e674, #abe674);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e674 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 230 116 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.10 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.42 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.31 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.01 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.36 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.66 #1b198b Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Straw
#e4e674  rgb(228, 230, 116)  hsl(61, 70%, 68%)  Straw
#7674e6  rgb(118, 116, 230)  hsl(241, 70%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#74e4e6  rgb(116, 228, 230)  hsl(181, 70%, 68%)  Electric Blue
#e674e4  rgb(230, 116, 228)  hsl(301, 70%, 68%)  Orchid